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Focuses on the development of Ice Station, a high-speed rail station in Frankfurt, Germany. Area of the station; Architect of the station; Design and structure of the station.

The article focuses on the architectural design of the Dresden Haubtbahnhof railway station in Germany refurbished by Foster and Partners. The first phase of the scheme was the construction of the Teflon-coated glass-fiber roof over the train sheds which started in 2001. The second phase began in 2003 which focused on the reconfiguration of the interior of the reception building. It explains the arrangement of the membrane roof which was designed as single panels spanning between the arches.

The article reviews the architectural design of railway station in Berlin, Germany, designed by von Gerkan, Marg & Partner.

Features the underground train station designed by the architectural firm Ingenhoven Overdiek und Partner in Stuttgart, Germany. Design and construction; Structures of the highway station; Description of the platform strip and subterranean levels.

The article reports on the chance of the Lehrter Train Station in Berlin, Germany, the flagship for the German rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB), to get on with its renovation. Well-known German architect Meinhard von Gerkan and Jürgen Hillmer, a designer in his firm, sued DB claiming that their copyright for the building was violated. There is on average one architectural copyright case taken to German courts each year, according to Tillman Prinz, head of the Federal Chamber of German Architects.

The article offers information on the construction project Hansator started at the main railway station of Münster, Germany by Norbert Hermanns, Minister of Construction of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The article reports on the construction of an underground high-speed rail station under the project named Stuttgart 21 in western Germany. It notes the primary aim of Stuttgart 21 for the improvement of the high-speed rail connectivity in the area with. The project covers the re-engineering of the urban rail layout with new tunnels.

A calendar of railway events in Great Britain and Germany from March to September 2010 is presented which includes the Microrail exhibition, the Future of Station Design conference and the InnoTrans 2010 exhibition.

The article reports that the border bridge that has a construction cost of 25 million euros and runs across Oder at Frankfurt-an-der-Oder in Germany can be used starting December 2008.